This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.
This study analyzes the role of asceticism, icons, and the guru in South India. Tracing the development of Hindu monastic orders, the author analyzes the growth of these institutions from educational establishments to centers of traditional socio-religious authority, centering her argument on the phenomenon of guru whole-body relics.
Nalini Rao is professor of world art at Soka University of America.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Hindu Monasteries in a Socio-religious Context Chapter Two: Beginnings and Growth of Saiva Monasteries Chapter Three: Ved¿nta Mathas: Development, Identity, and Patronage Chapter Four: The Icon and Relic of the Guru Chapter Five: Multivalent Symbolism of the Vrndavana Chapter Six: Conclusions
Introduction: Hindu Monasteries in a Socio-religious Context Chapter Two: Beginnings and Growth of Saiva Monasteries Chapter Three: Ved¿nta Mathas: Development, Identity, and Patronage Chapter Four: The Icon and Relic of the Guru Chapter Five: Multivalent Symbolism of the Vrndavana Chapter Six: Conclusions
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